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Feb 20, 2013 | 3:25 pm

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Boraxo

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Originally Posted by MSPeconomist

I don't foresee this as becoming a big problem because Hyatt isn't a good substitute for Marriott or Hilton in most cases. A big issue is Hyatt's much smaller footprint.

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Originally Posted by Crazyhotelguy

Agreed... The only thing I fear is if Hyatt gets any wild ideas about further devaluation, seeing there competition playing this game....

+1 and +1!

However those of you who stay at big city Hyatts (e.g. London) could find it more difficult to get rez if people like me switch business stays from Marriott. But there are just many smaller towns where there are no Hyatt affiliates, so the only choice is Marriott, Hilton or - egads

HIX (Priority Club).

Also there is bigger risk of devaluation if more of us switch from Chase Marriott and Citi/Amex AA to Chase Hyatt. The more points that are minted by Hyatt, the higher the demand for award nights. But in reality it is hard to top the SPG Amex and other Chase cards, so I don't see a big shift there.

Last edited by Boraxo; Feb 22, 2013 at 5:13 pm

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